Machine for making ornamental fence.



No. 773,491. llA'ENTLD OCT. 25, 1964.

J. E. FREDRIGK.

MACHINE FOR MAKING ORNAMENTAL FENCE.

JLPILIGJQJTIOH FILED 0012.10. 1902. RENEWED JULY 1s, 1904. No MODEL. 13 SHEBTS-SHEET 1.

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PATBNTED OCT. 25, 1904.

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PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904.

J. E. FIREDRICK. MACHINE FOR MAKING ORNAMENTAL FENCE.

APPLIOATION FILED ooT.1o. 1902. RBNBWBD JULY 1s, 1904.

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J. E. FREDRIGK. MAGHINETOR MAKING ORNAMBNTAL FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.1o, 1902. RLNBWLD JULY 18, 1904.

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J. E. EREDRICK. MACHINE EUR MAKING OENAMENTAL FENCE.

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APPLIOATION FILED OCT. 10, 1902. RENEWED JULY 18, 1904.

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PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904.

J. E. FREDRICK. MACHINE EOE MAKING ORNAMENTAL FENCE.

APPLIGATION FILED ooT.1o, 1902. RBNBWBD Jumilla. 1904.

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PATBNTED 00T. 25, 1904.

J. E. FRBDRICK.

MACHINE FOR MAKING ORNAMENTAL FENCE.

APPLIGATION FILED 00T.1o. 1902. BBNEWBD JULY 1a. 1904.

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PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904.

J. E. EREDEICK. MACHINE EUR MAKING ORNAMENTAL FENCE. APPLIGATION FILED OCT. 1o. 1.902. RENBWBD JULY 1s, 1904.

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PATENTBD OCT. 25, 1904.

J. E. EEEDEIGK. MACHINE EUR MAKING OENAMENTAL EENCE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 10. 1902. RENEWED JULY 18, 1904.

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PATENTBD 00T. z5, 1904.

J. E. FREDRICK.

MACHINE FOB. MAKING ORNAMENTAL FENCE.

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No. 773,491. PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904.

J. REFREDRIGK. MACHINE POR MAKING ORNAMENTAL FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED O0T.10. 1902. RHNBWED JULY 18, 1904. N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OEEicE.

JOHN E. FREDRIOK, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO KOKOMO STEEL & VIRE COMPANY, OF KOKOMO, VvINDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

MACHINE FOR MAKING ORNAMENTAL FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 773,491, dated October 25, v1904.

Application iiled October 10, 1902. Renewed July 18, 19011. Serial No. 217,134. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JOHN E. FREDRIGK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Ornamental Fence, of which the following is a specification.

' The object of this invention is to construct a machine by which the straight pickets and bow pickets of an ornamental fence when placed in position on the strand or longitudinal tie-wires will be automatically fed forward and secured in place by twisting the strand or longitudinal tie-wires between the bow pickets, so as to form a loop around the straight picket and the sides of two adjoining bow pickets, by which both pickets will be held firmly and securely in place; and further objects are to enable the straight and bow pickets to be moved or fed forward automatically into position for the operation of the twisting mechanism for the strand or longitudinal tiewires, to automatically raise and lower the twisting mechanism for the strand or longitudinal tie-wires and have the twisting mechanism returned to normal position when raised and to operate when lowered and twist the strand or longitudinal tie-wires, to furnish a driving mechanism for operating' the feeding devices for the pickets, to control the reeling' operation coincident with the operation of the feed mechanism, to lay the pickets in position and deliver the same between the strand or j longitudinal tie-wires for the action of the twisting mechanism, to give the feed mechanism an intermittent advance at the'time that the twisting mechanism is raised and out of use and have the feed mechanism at rest during the twisting operation when the twisting mechanism is dropped, and to improve generally the construction and operation of the machine as a whole.

T he invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine, showing the guides for the upper and lower strand or longitudinal tie-wires; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the machine, showing a portion of the driving-gear mechanism; Fig. 3, a top or plan view showing one end of the machine with the feedchains for the pickets and the cross-bars and driving-shafts broken out; Fig.y 4L, a top or plan view 'showing the troughs or guides for the feed-chains broken out and showing the twisting mechanism and the carrying-wheels for the advance after the strand or longitudinal tie-wires have been twisted to hold the pickets in place; Fig. 5, a detail, being an end elevation, showing the mechanism for intermittently operating the feed-chains and showing also a portion of the rack for operating the twisting mechanism; Fig.6, adetail, partly in section, showing the cam and the pawl-arm and ratchet-wheel for the intermittent feed of the carrying-chains; Fig. 7, a similar view to Fig. 6, showing the cam and the pawl-arm down, Fig. 6 showing these parts raised; Fig. 8, a detail showing a side elevation of the carrying-wheel forL thecompleted fence and showing, partly in section, the twisting mechanism for the strand or longitudinal tie-wires; Fig. 9, a detail in section of the carrying-wheel for the completed fence; Fig. 10, a detail, being an elevation of one of the twisting-heads and twisting-pinions and showing also a portion of the rack for operating the twisting-pinions; Fig. 11, a detail in perspective of the lower end of a twistinghead with the twisting-pinion and showing on opposite sides of the head and pinion the arrangement of the pickets before and after a twisting operation; Fig. 12, a detail in perspective showing the lower end of atwistinghead with its twisting-pinion and showing one arm or spoke of the carrying-wheel and the end of a retainer or catch arm for bringing the free ends of the pickets together and preventing the advance free end of the bow picket from springing out of place; Fig. 13,

face view of the twisting-pinion; Fig. 15, a sectional elevation of the twisting-pinion shown in Fig. 14; Fig. 16, a detail showing a i trough or guidewajr for the picket-carrying' l.

chains and the guides for the upper and lower strand or longitudinal tie-wires with the supporting-rods for the upper g'uide and the cross-plate for the lower guide in section and showing' also the presser-arm and the retainerarm at the delivery end of the guides for the strand or longitudinal tie-wires; Fig. 17, a detail, being` a side elevation of the reel-operating mechanism and showing also the registering mechanism for the amount ,of fence produced on the machine; Fig'. 18, a detail, partly in section, of the brake for controlling the reel as the fence winds thereon; Fig. 19, a perspective view showing the trough from which the straight pickets are fed and the feeding-roller and guide-fingers for depositing a single picket onto the picket-carrying or feed chains; Fig. 20, a view showing the manner of holding' the bow pickets for placing the pickets in position on the carryingchains; Fig'. 21, a detail in perspective showing the manner of placing' the straight pickets and the bow pickets on the carrying-chains; Fig. 22, a detail showing' the condition of the pickets with the strand or longitudinal tiewires fully twisted and showing also the condition of the pickets before the final twist is made for holding the pickets in position; Fig. 23, a detail in perspective showing' the receiving end of a trough or guideway for the feed or carrying chains; Fig. 24, a top or plan view of the gear driving mechanism of the machine, showing also one side of a portion of the fence-forming mechanism; Fig. 25. a side elevation of the driving' gear or mechanism of the machine, showing also the devices for reciprocating the rack-bar which actuates the twisting-pinions; Fig'. 26, a detail, being an elevation showing in full lines the twisting-heads and the rack-bar in their lowered position for twisting and showing in dotted lines the same parts in their raised or elevated position and out of use; Fig. 27, a detail in side elevation of the gear and the stops or heads for reciprocating the rack-bar; Fig. 28, a detail in elevation of the track-gear for raising and lowering the rack-bar and showing' a portion of the raising' and lowering devices for the rack-bar; Fig'. 29, a similar view to Fig. 28, showing' the rack-bar raised, Fig. 28 showing the rack-bar lowered; Fig. 30, a detail in section of the track-gear; Fig. 31, a detail, partly in section, showing the upper and lower guides for the strand or longitudinal wires: and Fig. 32, a detail in section of the upper and lower guides for the strand or longitudinal wires.

The machine is constructed with a main frame consisting', as shown, of side beams A, each side beam having at each end a leg AQ and at one end of the side beams is a cross iron l i l At the receiving end of the machine is a l cross-shaft B, mounted in journal-boxes .7) at each end, each journal-box slidable in a guideway 7) on a bracket-plate b2, bolted or otherwise fastened to the web of the side beam in the construction shown, and each journal-box is adjusted or moved in its guideway by an adjusting-screw 3. the stem of which passes through the end of the guideway for its end to bear against the end face of the journalbox, as shown in Fig. 1. A companion shaft C is mounted in suitable bearings or journalboxes c on the side beams A, forward of the shaft BA in the arrangement shown. A shaft D is mounted in suitable bearings or journalboxes rl, attached to the under side of each side beam, and at one end this shaft D extends beyond the side beam and is mounted in a suitable journal-bearing or journal-box (Z' on a post or standard D', and this shaft D is the main driving-shaft of the machine.

The shaft D, adjacent to the inside of each side beam A, has fixed thereto a cam E, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 41, 5, 6, 7, 24. and 25. Each cam E has a hub or annular rim fa,

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through which a set-screw e passes for enabling the cam to be properly adjusted and locked on the main shaft D, and each cam has a circular face ai, a curved face c with an apex or projected curvature el, continuing with a curve until it joins a straight face c at a point which gives the highest point of projection or lift for the cam at a point forward of the juncture with the straight face. The shaft'C, adjacent to the inside of each side beam and in line with each cam E, has an armF mounted on the hub f of a ratchetwheel F, which hub is secured to the shaft by a key f5 or otherwise, and each arm at its outer or free end has a roller F, carried by a pin or journal f, which roller is engaged by the acting or peripheral face of the cam for the rotation of the cam to raise the outer or free end of the arm. Each arm carries a dog or pawl F2, pivotally attached to the arm by a pin or pivot f2 and having its acting or free end arranged to engag'e with the teeth f3 of the ratchet wheel or disk F3 for the upward movement of the arm through the rotation of the cam to advance the ratchet wheel or disk the distance of a notch and by reason of the fixed attachment of the ratchet wheel or disk to the shaft giving the shaft() a partial rotation equal to the distance of the ITO IIS

advance of the ratchet wheel or disk. A pawl or stop-arm F" is arrang'ed for its outer or free end to engage the ratchet-teeth f 3 of the ratchet wheel or disk, and the outer or free end of the pawl or stop-arm F3 is located back of the point where the ratchet-teeth are successively left with the forward throw of the arm, which allows of a back movement of the ratchet wheel or disk and the shaft, which back movement or lash is necessary to permit of the strand or longitudinal tie-wires being twisted, as hereinafter described, without producing' an excessive strain on the wires and the operating parts of the machine.

The shaft C has fixed thereon adjacent to and inside of the ratchet wheel or disk a sprocket-wheel G, and the shaft B has fixed thereon in line with the sprocket-wheel Gr a sprocket wheel over which sprocketwheels Gr and G a sprocket-chain runs for intermittentl y turning the shaft B with the turning of the shaft C from the action of the ratchet wheel or disk and its operating pawl or dog, giving a simultaneous partial rotation to both shafts. The shaft C has fixed thereon a series of sprocket-wheels H, and the shaft B has fixed thereon in line with the sprocketwheels H a series of sprocket-wheels H', and over these s prpcket-w heels H and H sprocketchains H2 run. Each sprocket-chain runs in a trough or guideway H3, attached to the cross plates or bars A2 and A3 and terminating forward a little. in advance of the cross bar or plate A3 and starting from the cross bar or plate A3, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4f. Each trough or guideway H3 has side fianges 7a3 and a bottom 7a4, between and over which the chain travels, and in order to facilitate the passage of the chain from the sprocket-w heels H onto the trough or guideway the receiving end of each guideway has its bottom turned downwardly on a curve to form a guide end lf, over which the li-nks of the chain pass from the sprocket-wheel. rlhe carrying-chains H2 are similar in construction. One chain has each alternating link provided with stops or studs i, and attached to each link having the studs is a plate t', having a stop or stuol k2, the plate extending' the length of the side bar of the preceding link and the stud terminating near the end of the side bar, as shown in Fig. 21 more particularly. rlhe chain H3, adjacent to the first chain just described, .has each alternating link provided with stops or studs t, but does not have the plate L with the stud lf, as shown in Fig. 21. Each of the two remaining chains in Fig. 2l has each alternating link provided with a head or support consisting of plates t3, LT, and h3, so as to form two spaces, one betw'een the plates h3 and if and the other between the plates /f and ts, and the space between the plates /LT and /t3 receives the straight pickets, while the space between the plates it and 7i? receives the straight portion of one side of the bow picket, the other side of the straight portion of a bow picket abutting against the plate las, as shown in Fig. 2l, and when in place the diagonal portion of two bow pickets crossbetween the stops or studs /L of the second chain, and the remaining diagonal portion of the bow picket comes back of a stop or stud /i on the first chain, with the straight picket forward of the stud 7a2, as shown in the arrangement of pickets in Fig. 2l. lt will be thus seen that the straight pickets and the bow pickets are supported and held in place on the carrying-chains by the stops and the studs and the walls or plates and that a straight picket is. interposed between each bow picket, with the result that the advance of the carrying or feed chains through the intermittent rotation of the shafts B and C will carry forward the pickets.

A lower guide l and a companion upper guide J are provided for each strand or longitudinal tie-wire, which guides, as shown, are arranged between the troughs or guideways for the carrying-chains of the pickets and are located to bring the strand or longitudinal tie-wires in proper position in relation to the straight and diagonal or diamond portions of the bow pickets, as shown in Fig. 4. Each guide I has in its inner face a groovez' for holding the lower strand or`longitudinal tiewire in place, and each upper guide J has in its inner face a groove j for holding the upper strand or longitudinal tie-wire in place,

.with the two guides set at the required distance apart for the passage between them of the pickets and to have the pickets between the upper and lower strand or longitudinal tie-wires. Each lower guide I is. attached at its forward end to the angle iron beam `or plate A3 and is supported by a bar l', to which the guide is bolted, which bar isattachedlat` its rear end to the angle iron or plate A2 by angle lbracket-plates 13, bolted or otherwise fastened to the plate or bar A2 and to the bar 1', as shown in Fig. Each upper guideplate J is suspended by arms J, extending in opposite directions from supporting-rods J3,

vwhich rods are mounted in boxes 7" on standards f2, bolted or otherwise secured to the upper flange Ct of each side beam of the main frame, and each arm J is attached by a single bolt or otherwise to the upper guide and has a hub or band through which a set-screw j passes for engaging the rod J 2 and enabling the upper guide to be raised or lowered, as required, for adjusting the space between the two guides for the passage of the strand or tie wires and the pickets. Mounted on one of the rods J 3, adjacent to each guide for the strand or longitudinal tie-wires, is an arm J3, having at its outer or free end a lateral extending flange or foot f3, which projects or extends over the-wires and pickets after they leave the upper and lower guides and holds the pickets down between the ends ofthe troughs or guideways H3 and the twisting IIO mechanism, and each arm J3 at its mounted end has an adjusting screw or stem, by means of which its outer or free end can be raised or lowered for the foot or lateral fiange thereof to be in proper correlation with the wires and pickets.

At one side of the machine in the arrangement shown and mounted on one of the rods J3 is a retainer or holdback, consisting of two fiat bars J i, one arranged over the other and each having its outer or free end j* downwardly curved, as shown in Figs. l, 8, l2, and 16. This retainer or holdback is located and arranged for its curved end to lie in the path of travel of the butt-ends of the pickets, so as to engage the free butt-end on the advanced side of a bow picket and hold such end back and prevent the end from springing out and interfering with the operation of the twisting mechanism for the strand or longitudinal tiewires.

A twisting device is provided for each strand or longitudinal tie-wire, and this twisting device consists of a head K in the form of two plates, each plate having its lower end K pointed in the construction shown, and extending up in the lower end of each plate is a slot which slot extends through an annular rim or bearing on the outer face of each plate. The two plates are secured together and held apart at the lower end by bolts or screws k3 and a sleeve 713 around each bolt or screw, as shown in Figs. l() and l1. Some of the heads of the twisting device have attached thereto by a bolt or otherwise a plate K2, the lower end of which is rearwardly curved and extends below the point of the head, as shown in Figs. 1l and Q6, for the curved ends to act as a retainer or holdback against the side bar or wire of the pickets. 'l`he several heads are attached to a common supporting-bar K3 by bolts k" or otherwise, so that with the rise and fall of the bar K3 all of the heads will be raised and lowered simultaneously. The point K of each twisting-head has mounted therein between the plates a twisting-pinion L, having extending thereinto a slot Z to coincide with the slot 1 in the point and having a hub Z to enter the bearings or annular rims on the plates of the head, giving the pinion a mounting on the head which will allow of its turning freely. A rack-bar L, common to all of the twisting-pinions, is mounted between the plates of the several heads and extends across the full width of the machine, as shown in Fig. 2. This rack-barL' islocated below and in line with and moves with the supportingbar K3, and the supporting-bar and the rackbar are carried by slides L2, one at each side of the machine, and supported from the side beams of the machine.

A bell-crank M is located at each side of the machine in line with the side beam, and one bell-crank is fixed to the end of a rockshaft M/ and the other bell-crank is fixed to the end of a rock-shaft M3, and the rock-shafts are supported in suitable journal-boxes or bearings on the ends of standards or uprights M3 and M, the upright l\/ 4 for the rock-shaft M2 being a greater distance away from the support M3 than is the upright M4 for the shaft M in the construction shown, and each upright hii is divided, one having a space between the two sections in which is located and operates the slide L2, which carries the su pporting-bar and the rack-bar. Each bell-crank has an arm m and an arm m, and each arm m is connected by a link m2 with the supporting-har K3, as shown in Fig. 2. Each bell-crank is attached to its rock-shaft, as shown by a key fz, and the rock-shafts are held against endwise thrust or movement in one direction by a collar mi* on the rock-shaft and locked thereto by a setscrew or otherwise, and both heil-cranks are given the same oscillation by a connecting rod or bar mi", pivotally attached at its ends to the arms fm. of the bell-cranks. Acoil-spring M5 is attached at one end to the connectingbar m3 and at its other end to the upright M3 of the rock-shaft N and furnishes the means for returning the supporting-bar and the rackbar to their dropped or lower position for the rack-bar to operate the twisting-pinions and twist together the strand or longitudinal tiewires.

The rock-shaft M2 has mounted thereon and fixed thereto by a set-screw or otherwise a collar N 3, projecting out from which is an arm m, depending from which are links or plates m7, and, as shown, the pivot or connecting pin 1n/3 for the upper end of the links or plates m7 passes through a slot m, permitting the necessary amount of lost motion or slide for rocking the shaft M2 properly to move the arms of the bell-cranks M for raising and lowering the supporting-bar and the rack-bar. A shoeN isattached near one end of a bar N, the end of which adjacent to the shoe is connected between the plates or links m7 by a pin or pivot n and the other end of which is pivotally attached to a standard or upright vz, and, as shown, to hold the shoe in alinement a guide bar or standard n3 extends up adjacent to the outer face of the bar N, which carries the shoe. The shoe N is located adjacent to one side of the vertical center of the underrunning face of a gear-wheel N3, which wheel carries a semicircular rim N2, having a projecting track or iiange n?, which as the wheel turns comes in contact with the face of the shoe N and holds the shoe in its lowermost depressed position. in which position the plates or links m7 will be held down, depressing the arm lm. and rocking the shaft M2 for the rock of the shaft M3, through the arms m and the connecting-harm?, to rock the shaft M, raising the arm 111/ of both bell-cranks and through the links m2 raising the supporting-bar K3 and the rack-bar L' for the twisting mechanism to be above and clear of the TOO IOS

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strand or longitudinal tie-wires. The rotation of the gear-wheel N3 carries around with it the guide or track N2, and when the tail end of the track passes the end of the shoe the spring M5 acts and turns the rock-shafts M and M2, carrying down or depressing the arms we and through the links mzlowering or depressing 'the supporting-bar and the rack for the twisting mechanism to engage with the strand or longitudinal tie-wires for the twisting operation, and the shoe is carried inwardly by this movement into the position shown in Fig. 28, allowing the twisting mechanism to remain in its operative position until a roller n.3 on the gear-wheel N3 strikes and engages .the face of the shoe N, as shown in Fig. 29, forcing the shoedownward and outward for its face to be engaged by the guide or track N2, raising the supporting-bar and the rack-bar, as already described. The supporting-bar and the rack-bar are automatically raised through the rotation of the gear-wheel N3 and are held in their raised position while the guide or track N2 is engaged with the shoe, and with the passage of the guide or track from the shoe the spring M5 is free to act and automatically depress or lower the supporting-bar and the rack-bar, thus giving the rising and falling movement of the twisting mechanism an automatic controlby which the mechanism will be out of use while the pickets and the strand or longitudinal tiewires are fed forward and will drop into position for use at the terminus of the forward feed of the pickets and the strand or longitudinal tie-wires, and the dropping of thel twisting mechanism into position for use will occur when the space between the bow pickets is midway in vertical alinement with the heads of the twisting' mechanism, as shown in Fig. et by the dotted lines. The gear-wheel N3 is mounted on a shaft Ni and is lixedly attached to the shaft by a key n* or otherwise, and on this shaft is a bevel gear or pinion N5, likewise locked to the shaft by a key n* or otherwise, which bevel gear or pinion is in mesh with a bevel gear or pinion NG on the end of the shaft D, driving the shaft D from the rotation ofthe bevel-g'ears through the rotation of the shaft N4,

A gear O is mounted on the shaft Ni and is locked thereto by a keyo or otherwise, and this gear is in mesh with a gear O, so that the two gears will have' opposite rotation. The gear O has fixed thereto an arm O2, having at its outer end a roller 0, mounted on a stud or journal-pin o', and the gear O has fixed thereto an arm O3, having at its end a roller o2, mounted on a stud or journal-pin 03, one arm revolving withits gear in the opposite direction to the other arm, as shown in Fig. 27. The gear O is mounted on a shaft O and is locked to the shaft by a key 04 or otherwise,- and on the shaft O4 is mounted a gear O5, likewise locked to the shaft by akey 04 or otherwise, and on the shaft-Ois a gearpinion O", which meshes with the gear N3 and drives such gear. The shaft N4 is mounted in suitable journal-boxes or bearings 72,5 on the side rails or beams Ai of a frame extend ing laterally from the main frame, and the shaft Oi is mounted in suitable bearings or journal-boxes 05 on the side rails or beams A6, as shown in Fig. 24. The side rails AG are supported by legs A7 and at their inner ends in the construction shown are bolted or otherwise secured to the inner beam or rail of the main frame.

A ireciprocating bar P is located adjacent to the gears O and O, and a bar P' is attached at oneend to the reciprocating bar P, and its other end is connected to the rack-bar L, so that with the reciprocating movem-ent of the bar P the rack-bar will be given a corresponding movement. The reciprocating bar has mounted thereon a head or pendant P2 to coact with the arm O2 and a head or pendant P3 to coact with the arm O3, and, as shown, each head or pendant has a socket or slide p to receive the bar P and is locked to the sliding bar P when properly adjusted by setscrews p or otherwise. The head or pendant P2 has a straight wall or face p2, which is contacted by the roller 0 with the revolving of the gear O and moves the rack-bar in the direction of travel of the arm O2 land its gear, and the head or pendant P3 has a straight wall or face p3, which is contacted by the roller c2 of the arm O3 as the arm revolves with its gear O/ for the contact to move the sliding bar in the direction of rotation or travel of the arm O3 and its gear. 1t will thus be seen that the rack-bar is moved in one direction by the head or pendant P2 through the engagement therewith of the arm O2 and is moved in the opposite direction by the head or pendant P3 through the engagement therewith o f the arm O3, thus giving the sliding bar P a reciprocating movement coincident with and derived from the rotation of the gears carrying the arms O2 and O3, thus insuring a positive movement of the sliding bar. The contact of the arms O3 with the head IOO IIO

or pendant Pmoves the sliding bar outward,

or in the direction for the forward throw of the rack-bar to operate the twisting mechanism, and this movement occurs after the twisting mechanism has been dropped by the shoe N leaving the guide or track N2, giving the twisting mechanism the requisite movement through the rotation of the twisting-pinions by the forward or outward movement of the rack-bar to twist together the strand or longitudinal tie-wires. The outward travel of the sliding bar P, with the bar P connected thereto, continues to the limit of the contact of the roller 02 with the wall or face p3, and before the limit of outward travel isreached a wall or face p4 on the head or pendant p3 strikes a pin or projection 07 onV a trip-arm (il, pivotally mounted on the support P of the sliding liar, raising the linger n of the trip-arm into the position shown in Fig. 27 by dotted lines for the finger to be engaged by the i'oller U2, forcing the trip-ai'in to its normal position for the pin a7 to cai'i'y inwardly or backwai'dlyfor a shoi't distance the sliding' bar l) and with it the rack-bai', g'iving a backlash or movement to the twisting-pinions to bring the slots of such pinions in line with the slots in the points of thehead, allowing' the twisted strand or longiti'idinal tiewires to pass through the slots as the twisting mechanism is elevated or raised, clearing the twisting' mechanism fi'oin the fence. The backlash or movement of the twisting-pinion occurs just before the roller if reaches the shoe N, and with the passage of the i'oller n3 onto the face of the slice, depressing the shoe and rocking the shafts M and M2 to raise the twisting mechanism clear of the fence, the arm O2 has been carried around for its roller 0 to engage the wall or face 712 of the head or pendant yf and carry inwardly or backwardly the sliding' bai' l) and with it the connecting'- bar P and the rack-bai', with the supportingbar K3 and the rack-bar in their raised position for the twisting mechanism to be non-acting', and the necessary lost motion or space for the rising-and-falling movement of the supporting-bai' and the rack-bar is obtained, in the arrangement shown, by connecting' the tiebar l with the rack-bar L by an upwardlyturned end p5 ofthe tie-baiyliaving therein a slot p, through which the bolt p7 for attaching the rack-bar L to the tie-bai' P passes, as shown in Figs. Q6 and 2T. A connectingbar l is located foi'wai'd of the twisting' mechanism and is supported by standards or upriglits P", extending' up from each side beam A of the main frame, and this connecting-bar extends tnelength of the lateral frame cai'i'ying the d rivinggear and is attached at its end between guide-bars P, extending up from a standard or post P7, and, as shown, the sliding` bar l) runs between rollers y, mounted on pins 7) in the upi'iglit P of the inner beam of the main frame and between the plates P, and the i'ackai' L runs on its upper edge against rollers Z, mounted on journal-pins Z3 between the plates of each head K, as shown 1n Figs. 8 and l0, thus giving' an easy movement in reciprocating' the sliding bar P and the i'ack-bar L, connected therewith.

A driving-pulley Q is loosely mounted on a shaft Q by a hub or sleeve q, and the shaft Q is supported in a journal bearing or box q on the side beam or i'ail of the lateral frame, as shown in Fig. Qet, and at its end is a pinion Q2, locked to the shaft by a key q2 or otherwise and in engagement with the gear 0", and, as shown, the shaft Q is held against end thrust in one direction by a collai' 03. which abuts ag'ainst the beai'ing or journalbox q, as shown in Fig. 24. The othei'end of the shaft Q is mounted in a journal-box q" on a standard or post Qi, and this end of the shaft has lixed thereto a section rf of a clutch, the other section, q, of which is on the driving-pulley, and a suitable belt Q rims ovei' the driving-pulley, which belt is to be driven fi'oiii any suitable source of power for driving' the shaft Q and driving the train of geai' for operating the shoe N and the arms O2 and O3 to raise the supporting-bar K3 and the rackbar and to reciprocate the sliding bar P and the rack-bar in the operation ofthe twisting' mechanisin. The hub or sleeve l] 0f the belt-pulley is connected with a fork Q7 of an oscillating' arm or levei' Q", pivotally supported fi'om the lateral frame of theinachine and engaged at its lower end by a crank of a rod or shaft Q, mounted in supports Q7 so as to be free to i'ock and by the tu i'iiiiig' of the ci'ank end oscillate the arm oi' lever Q5 to engage and disengage the clutch of the belt-pulley. The rock-shaft or i'od Q has fixed to its end an arm 0S, connected by a link g" with an arm ql, iixed to a rod or shaft qu, mounted in a beai'ing or journal-box qu and having fixed to its end a il-shaped treadle by which the rockshaft can be tui'ned to the right or left, as required, for engaging and diseng'aging' the clutch of the belt-pulley. The engagement of the clutch drives the shaft Q for the pinion Q2 to drive the gear O and turn the shaft O", revolving' the gear O, which meshes with the gear O, and the revolving of the shaft O'L i'evolves the pinion O", which meshes with the gear N, so that the shaft N`l is driven fi'oin both the gear O and the gear N, thereby causing the bevel gear or pinion 'N5 to drive the bevel gear or pinion Y and revolve the shaft D to operate the cam E and raise and lower t-lie arm F to advance the feed-chains H, which carry the pickets. It will thus be seen that the entii'e operative mechanism of themachine as a whole is driven fi'oin the belt-pulley Q. and with the clutch of the belt-pulley disengaged the eiitii'e mechanism will be stopped.

The shaft C has lixed to one of its ends by a key yr oi' otherwise a sprocket-wheel R, and a companion sprocket-wheel R is attached by a key 1" or otherwise to a shaft S, and over the sprocket-wheels R and R a sprocket-chain R2 runs, and, as shown, a belt-tightener'rien a pivoted plate or ai'm fr is arranged to keep the sprocket-chain properly taut. The shaft S has fixed to its end by a key s or otherwise a disk S, having a smooth periphery, and on opposite sides of the disk to coact with the smooth periphery are bi'ake-shoes S2, each having an acting face oi' strip of suitable inat-ei'ial s", that will frictionally beai' against the periphery of the disk. Adjacent to the inner face of the disk S is a head or arm S3, extending both sides of the shaft, and each shoe S2 h as on its outei' face eai's s2, to which is pivoted one end of a connecting-link S", the body of which passes between ears s" on the head IOO IOS

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or arm S3 and is pivotally connected with the ears, and the other end of the link is pivotally connected between ears s* of a turnbuckle S, the other end of which receivesbetween its ears sf an car s" on a loose collar S, mounted on a sleeve S7, to which is attached, by a key .J or otherwise. the head or arm S3, and the sleeve is loosely mounted on the shaft S and is free to turn independent of the shaft and has the sprocket-wheel R attached thereto by the key o or otherwise. The collar S7 is held against end movement toward the head or arm S3 by a jam-nut es, threaded onto the sleeve, thus adjusting', in connection with the turnbuckle, the links s* so as to properly coact and set the brake-shoes onto the disk and regulate the amount of rotation of the shaft S in winding the completed fence onto a reel as the rollincreases in diameter. The shaftis mounted in a suitable journal-box s on'astandard or upright S", and the end of the shaft whichvprojccts beyond the journal-boxes has attached thereto,

by a key .w10 or otherwise, one section, S, of a' clamp-liolder for a reel-frame, the other section, S1", of which is attached to the reel-bars Su and has a center or hub s, which is entered into the section S9 of the clamp or holder and secured therein by a pin or bolt .cs-1 2, as shown in Fig. 18. This arrangement for driving the reel'to wind up the completed fence into a rollenables the necessary compensation of rotation as the roll increases in diameter'. so as not to strain the fence or the mechanism, as

when the amount of fence completed at each advance of the carrying-chains for thc pickets is wound onto the reel the resistance is sufficient to allow the sprocket-wheel R' and the sleeve S7 to turn independently of the disk S', as the brake-shoes S2 will slip on the periphery of the disk without turning the disk, and as the turning of the disk turns the shaft S it will be seen that the shaft S stops when the strain of the completed fence overcomes the friction of the shoes, thus allowing the sprocket-wheel R and the sleeve to turn without aifecting the reeling opera-tion.

A registering appliance is arranged to indicate the number of feet completed at any time in the operation of the machine. The registering mechanism consists of an annular plate or disk T, having teeth 25 on its periphery and a series of consecutive numbers on its face, a number being provided for each tooth. The tooth plate or disk is mounted yon a journal pin or pivot t, projecting out from a standard or upright T/, attached to the upper fiange of a side beam of the main frame, and suspended from the journal pin or pivot t is a swinging arm T, carrying a dog oi' pawl t2, which engages with the teeth tof the ratchet plate or disk. The swinging arm T2 is contacted by rollers T3. mounted on journal pins or pivots 253, extending' out from the face of the sprocketwheel R and arranged'at a predetermined distance apart-as, for instance, to indicate afoot of completed fence-as each roller strikes and moves the swinging arm for the movement of the arm to advance the ratchet plate or disk one notch, thereby indicating by the numerals on the face of the ratchet'plate or disk consecutively the number of feet of completed fence. The dog or pawl 252 is held in engagement with the ratchet plate or disk T in the arrangement shown by an arm T4, pivotally mounted on an upright 25* for its end to bear against the ratchet or pawl t2 and having at its other end a iod or cord T5, from which is suspended a weight t5, which serves to hold the pawl or ratchet end of the arm T4 against the ratchet or pawl and at the same time :1l--

low of the downward throw of the ratchet or pawl to pass a tooth. The ratchet plate or disk is held against back rotation by a springcatch on the standard or upright T, and, as shown, a pointer 257 extends over the edge of the ratchet plate or disk from the standard or upright T' and indicates the number of each advance of the ratchet plate or disk. A spring ts, attached at one end to the swinging arm vT2 and at the other end to a side beam of the main frame or otherwise, serves to return the swinging arm to normal position after a roller AT3 has acted and advanced the swinging arm,

andthe limit of return movement is stopped by the engagement of the swinging arm with ya stop t, attached to the side beam of the -main frame, with its end projecting in the line of throw of the swinging arm, as shown in Fig. 4. The shaft C by its intermittent rotation through the cam E and arm F intermittently revolves the sprocket-wheel R and as the sprocket-wheel turns the rollers T3 thereon successively strike and advance the swinging arm T2,` causing the pawl t2 to advance the yratchet plate or disk one tooth at each advance, bringing the numbers on the: face of the wheel consecutively in line with the pointer, thus indicating the number of feet of completed fence.

A stripping and carrying roller U has its shaft u mounted in suitable journal boxes or bearings u in brackets or pendants U', attached to the under side of each side beam of the main frame, and this stripping-roller is located and arranged so that a's the completed wire passes thereunder from the carryingwheels H* the roller will act and withdraw the strand or longitudinal tie-wires from the notches /Lu of the carrying-wheels. The carrying-wheels are fixedly mounted on the shaft C for a carrying-wheel to be in iine with a trough or guideway H3 for -the carryingchains. Each carrying-wheel H4 has a center or hub for the attachment of the wheel to the vshaft and a series of radial arms or spokes 7i,

each arm or spoke terminating in a head am, having therein a slot liu, adapted to engage with the strand or longitudinal tie-wire back of the juncture of the straight and bow pickets, as shown in Figs. 8, 9, l2, and 13. The

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